With doubts lingering in her mind, Zhao Qinglan found it difficult to eat.
However, none of the Wang family members noticed, nor did anyone care whether she was feeling unwell.
In fact, the Wang family has always been like this over the years, but now Zhao Qinglan feels very sad.
After the meal, the entire Wang family packed up and left, leaving her alone to clean up and wash.
"I have dinner plans tonight, so don't wait for me. If it gets too late, I'll just stay out all night." Wang Dazhi put on his coat and headed out.
"Oh," Zhao Qinglan replied with a blank expression.
Wang Dazhi was unhappy. He could be indifferent and disdainful to his wife, but he couldn't tolerate her cold face.
"Who are you trying to impress with that deadpan face? You're always so unkempt and never bother to groom yourself. You're making me look bad in public. I really don't know what I was blind to marry someone like you."
Hearing her son swearing, Grandma Wang, who was sitting on the sofa watching TV, couldn't resist adding fuel to the fire.
"That's right. You should be grateful to have married into our Wang family. Now you don't even care about your work. What use are you?"
Zhao Qinglan didn't refute a single word.
Perhaps feeling bored, Wang Dazhi left the house grumbling.
As Zhao Qinglan mechanically tidied up the kitchen, all she could think about was when she could go out for a while.
She was already used to the scolding from the Wang family, and was no longer sad or happy about it.
If she could, she wouldn't want to stay in this house either.
Everyone was kind to her, but her daughter was lost. She couldn't rely on her family, and she didn't know what she could do after leaving home. She was still hoping that her daughter would come back, so she endured the hardships day by day.
After tidying up the kitchen, Zhao Qinglan came out.
"Mom, we're running low on seasonings. I'll go out and buy some more."
Grandma Wang waved her hand impatiently.
Zhao Qinglan then went out, took out the note from her pocket and glanced at it again before quickening her pace.
Li Huai knew the note had been successfully delivered, and he also instructed the other side that if Zhao Qinglan arrived, they must remember not to give anything away and only say what needed to be said.
He can't go there in person right now, so he can only direct remotely like this.
His application to transfer to civilian work also caused a stir in the military.
His immediate supervisor called him over.
"Li Huai, why are you suddenly deciding to change careers?"
His age and class were completely outside the scope of his career transition, and he had always done a good job, so no one expected him to request a career transition.
Li Huai said, half-jokingly, "It's all for the children. I always neglected them while I was in the army. Actually, I've been thinking about leaving the military for a long time, but I've only just made up my mind now."
Although he was adamant, his supervisor still advised him to reconsider, otherwise he would regret it once the application was approved.
Li Huai also thanked the leader for his kindness.
After getting off work, he would rush home to cook dinner, and after the three of them had eaten, he would go out.
"Brother, you said Dad has been going out a lot lately, what's he busy with?" Erwa asked, puzzled.
"How would I know?" Actually, the eldest child also wanted to know.
Because they constantly suspect that their father has a serious illness, the two brothers now spend most of their time at home.
Erwa obediently returned to school and went straight home after school. His friends and hooligans tried to contact him a few times, but he always said he was too busy.
As for the eldest child, his academic performance has always been decent. However, his senior year of high school was quite demanding, and he devoted all his limited free time and energy to his family.
But the two brothers have yet to find strong evidence that their father is sick. Now that their father goes out alone all the time, it can't be related to his illness, right?
"How about we sneak up on them next time and take a look?" Erwa suggested.
The eldest child agreed, otherwise he wouldn't know how many secrets his father was hiding from them.
Actually, Li Huai went to see Xiao Duo.
After buying some food and bringing two elementary school textbooks, Li Huai arrived at Xiao Duo's residence.
Xiaoduo was very happy to see him.
“Xiaoduo, didn’t you say you wanted to learn more? These two old textbooks are perfect for you. I can teach you something every time I come over.”
"That's great, thank you, Uncle Li."
Actually, what Li Huai really wanted to say was, "Call me Dad."
Xiao Duo was missing before she was old enough to go to school, and she has never been to school to receive an education in all these years.
Given her current situation, Li Huai couldn't arrange for her to attend school, so he could only let her study at home for the time being.
It was two hours later when Li Huai left.
Watching his departing figure, Xiaoduo couldn't help but speculate again.
Uncle Li said he was asked by his mother to take care of her.
What is his relationship with his mother?
He's so good to me; I wish he were my father.
Xiao Duo's memories of her childhood in the Wang family are very vague, but she still remembers that in the family, only her mother was kind to her.
When will she be able to see her mother?
Upon arriving at the address on the note and meeting the people there, Zhao Qinglan left with an excited expression, tears still clinging to the corners of her eyes.
Xiao Duo is doing well.
She missed her daughter day and night, wishing she could be by her side immediately.
Those who saw her said that if she really cared about her daughter, she should be patient for a while. The Wang family was the culprit behind Xiaoduo's disappearance. If the Wang family found out about Xiaoduo's whereabouts now, who knows what kind of persecution they might inflict on her.
As for her, the other party also instructed that they could help her leave the Wang family, depending on her resolve.
She can come back here anytime to give her answer once she has thought it through.
She was puzzled as to why the other party would help her and her daughter. However, the person she spoke to said that he was just doing his job and that someone would explain the reason to her later.
Zhao Qinglan thought that she didn't have anything worth planning, and she believed most of what the other party said.
On her way home, she gradually calmed down.
Knowing that it was the Wang family who lost Xiaoduo, she felt an intense hatred.
If it weren't for her desire to reunite with her daughter, she would have loved to put rat poison in the food and send the whole family to their deaths.
No matter what, Xiaoduo is also a member of the Wang family. How could they be so heartless?
She could endure the hardships and difficulties, but she couldn't tolerate her daughter being hurt like this.
As for leaving the Wang family, she felt she could do that too.
She would do anything to be reunited with her daughter; there was nothing in the Wang family that she would cherish.
Because of this meeting, her heart, which had been like a dead pool, came back to life.
When she got home, unsurprisingly, she was met with another scolding.
Zhao Qinglan did not refute, but only gave her mother-in-law, who was showing off her power, a cold look.
That glance sent chills down Old Lady Wang's spine.
Based on her past behavior, she should have already retaliated, but this time, for some reason, she hesitated.
Zhao Qinglan put the purchased seasonings back in the kitchen and then went into the bedroom.
After she closed the door, Old Lady Wang began to mutter curses outside.
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